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Stephanie Mills Recalls Vicious Criticism During Her Broadway Run as “The Wiz”'s Original Dorothy: ‘Too Short, Ugly'
The singer was a teenager when she debuted as Dorothy in 'The Wiz'. She discusses the critical reaction in a vintage clip in ...
With a spectacular cast, ‘The Wiz’ wows at the Academy of Music
L. Frank Baum’s original story gets some inventive tweaks, complete with moves by Beyoncé’s 'Single Ladies' choreographer.
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Ahead of Wicked: For Good, the Wizard of Oz Is Eyeing an Overdue Collab Nobody Saw Coming
For Good hits theaters, The Wizard of Oz franchise gets to collab with someone no one would have expected, but we all need it ...
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Back on stage: “The Wiz” hits Philadelphia theater
The Wiz” is a timeless musical take on the classic story of "The Wizard of Oz,” with many spins which align the story with ...
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‘Wizard of Oz’ writer to be celebrated on Saturday at spot of his ‘beloved childhood home’
Local “Wizard of Oz” fans will have much to celebrate in Mattydale on Saturday afternoon. The Lyman Frank Baum Foundation Incorporated of Syracuse is hosting a “magical celebration” from 1 ...
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Google gives ‘The Wizard of Oz’ an AI refresh as it heralds a new paradigm in immersive storytelling at the Las Vegas Sphere
Discover is set to transform the classic story of The Wizard of Oz using cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and an advanced computing infrastructure. This collaboration represents the ...
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I have seen Google's AI version of The Wizard of Oz, and I'm still in shock
The Wizard of Oz, as it has been for over 80 years, won't work showing at Sphere, so Google is using AI to alter it. To show Oz as it is in something like Sphere makes little sense. The film is ...
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‘The Wizard of Oz at Sphere’ Will Use AI and Advanced Computing to ‘Reimagine’ 1939 Classic
Following last week’s announcement that “The Wizard of Oz” is coming to the Las Vegas Sphere, the team behind the Sphere, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, Google Cloud and ...
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Sphere for ‘The Wizard of Oz’ This Summer
This summer, the globular entertainment dome known as the Sphere will transform into Oz when it presents the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as an immersive picture. The movie will have its spherical ...
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Man Accused of Hiding Stolen Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers Dies Ahead of Hearing
The case of the missing Wizard of Oz ruby slippers has ended abruptly. Jerry Hal Salitermann, 77, one of two men accused of stealing the iconic slippers nearly two decades ago, died March 16 ...
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How the Wizard of Oz Slippers Became Red and Other Facts About the Evolution of Oz
But the story of Oz dates back much further than that. For nearly 125 years, the fantasy world of writer L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), has continued to ...
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Need travel plans? Take a trip to Oz and Wonderland.
Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” (1900), with illustrations by ... and enlists the aid of the Whimsies, Growleywogs and Phanfasms for an underground assault on the Emerald City.